Arthur William Bates Jr

Military
media-23761.jpeg UPL 23761 Lt. Arthur W Bates Jr., [Bowling Green OH], 504th Fighter Squadron. Assigned a/c not currently known.

Object Number - UPL 23761 - Lt. Arthur W Bates Jr., [Bowling Green OH], 504th Fighter Squadron. Assigned a/c not currently known.

Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Completed tour of duty.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN service medals.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam, rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Wood County, OH, USA 20 December 1922

Enlisted

Patterson Blvd, Fairfield, OH 45014, USA 16 November 1942 Patterson Field Fairfield Ohio

Based

Fowlmere 31 July 1944 - 12 March 1945 Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK 28 October 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 26 November 1944 Credited 1 x kill.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 12 March 1945

Died

Escambia County, FL, USA 19 October 1976
Bowling Green, OH, USA

Buried

Pensacola, FL, USA Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County Florida, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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